初三英语第一次月考试题 (1).doc

20142015学年度上学期第一次月考九年英语试题第一部分 语言知识运用（共计65分）I. Multiple choice ( 本题共30分，每小题1分 ) Choose the best answer from A,B or C according to the meaning of the sentence.( )1.What are you doing ,Susan? Im reading a story book_ White Snow.A. calls B. calling C. called( )2. Do you learn English _ watching English films?A with B. in C. by( ) 3.Could you tell me when _? - In ten minutes.A. the bus will leave B. will the bus leave C. did the bus leave( )4. I dont think the book is _to us. A. use B. useful C. used( ) 5. Do you remember the park _ was built in 2007? A. that B. where C. who( ) 6. The old man _for five years A. has died B. has been dead C. was dead( ) 7. My parents always ask me _ with cats. A. not play B. not to play C. dont play( ) 8. All the children depend _ their parents. A. to B. on C. in( )9. They practice _English every morning. A. read B. reading C. to read( ) 10. His mother often makes him_ at home alone A. stay B. to stay C. staying( )11. We have to look after her cat_ _she is away. A. because of B. while C. which( ) 12. Lucy told me _she was flying a kite then. A. what B. that C. who ( ) 13. What _her _? A. make; sad B. makes; sadly C. made; sad ( ) 14. Ill give the book to him if he _. A. is coming B. will come C. comes ( ) 15. Kate was ill last week . But she is to go to school today. A. good enough B.enough well C.well enough ( ) 16. Although he felt a little sleepy, _he had to keep working for another two hours. A. / B. so C. but ( ) 17. I was doing my homework _he was watching TV. A. because B. before C. while ( ) 18. -He isnt a teacher, is he? -_.He is a worker. A. Yes, he is. B. No, he isnt. C. Yes, he isnt. ( ) 19. You are sitting too near to the TV. Can you move a little_? A. nearer B. slower C. farther ( ) 20. Yao Ming is a famous basketball star _is playing in the NBA. A. which B. who C. what ( ) 21. Rose likes music _is quiet and soft. A. when B. which C. whose ( ) 22. Most of the students usually have a _holiday. A. seven weeks B. seven weeks C. sevenweek ( ) 23. I have never read book that I cant put it down . A. such an excellent B. a such excellent C. so an excellent ( )24._ofthestudentsinourschoolisaboutonehundredand_ofthemareboys. A.Thenumber,twothirdsB.Thenumber,twothirdD.Anumber,threequarters ( ) 25. The car is too expensive I cant_ to buy it.A. spend B. afford C. pay ( ) 26.Theseknivesaremade_metalandwood. AfromBofCby ( ) 27. When did you _ here?A. arrive B. arrive in C. arrive at ( ) 28. The man is _ ninety years old.A. over B. more C. much ( ) 29. Could you take a photo _ my family?A. at B. in C. of ( ) 30. My mother used to the song “Wheres time going?” . Now she is used to it. A. hating; listen to B. hated; listened to C. hate; listening to II. Cloze test ( 本题共15分，每小题1分 )Choose the best answer to complete the passage. J. K Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, _31_ is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She _32_ born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years _33_ than her. Both girls loved _34_ to their father read bedtime stories. They especially loved stories _35_ the _36_ of six. On a long train in 1990, an idea _37_ to her. She wanted to write about a boy who has magic but he himself doesnt know it. In 1992, Rowling began _38_ the first Harry Potter book for young _39_. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now Harry Potter series is _40_ with people of all ages and about sixty _41_ books were sold in 200 countries. In this _42_, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave. So when children read _43_ Harry, they can imagine being like him. Thats _44_ Harry Potter series has been so popular. J. K Rowling is very _45_ with the success. Now shes really enjoying life. She says the will go on writing childrens books.( ) 31. A. which B. who C. whom( ) 32. A. is B. was C. has( ) 33. A. old B. young C. younger( ) 34. A. listen B. speak C. listening( ) 35. A. in B. at C. for( ) 36. A. old B. age C. number( ) 37. A. came B. arrived C. reached( ) 38. A. write B. wrote C. to write( ) 39. A. writers B. drivers C. readers( ) 40. A. best B. popular C. glad( ) 41. A. million B. millions C. millions of( ) 42. A. series B. list C. all( ) 43. A. about B. of C. with( ) 44. A. when B. where C. why( ) 45. A. sad B. worried C. happyIIICommunication ( 本题共20分，每小题2分 ).（A ）Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given. ( ) 46, How do you improve your piano? ( )47. What were you doing when the accident happened?( )48. How long have you learned English?( )49. Could you please lend me your English-Chinese dictionary?( )50. How many of your classmates speak English after class?A. For about 12 years D. Sure, Here you are.B. Quite a few E. I was doing my homeworkC. By practicing it a lot. G. 12 years ago ( B ).Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.A: Hi. Mary. Ive got two tickets for tomorrows ice lantern(灯笼) show. ( 51 )_?B: Yes, Id like to. ( 52 )_?A: What about 8 oclock tomorrow morning, in front of the Ice Show World?B: 8 oclock is not OK. My parents wont have a rest tomorrow morning. Ill have to look after my sick grandfather at home. He is badly ill.A: ( 53 )_. But can you go in the afternoon?B: Sure. Lets meet at one oclock, shall we?A: All right.B: Oh, By the way, ( 54 )_?A: From here, you can take No. 64 bus. Itll take you there.B: ( 55 )_?A: Yes, a little. Its about thirty minutes by bus.B: OK. See you tomorrow.第二部分 阅读理解 （ 共计40分 ）IV .Reading comprehension ( 本题共40分， A、B每小题1分，C、D、E每小题2分) ( A.)Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of each paragraph.( ) 56. Colours are really made by reflected light. We see colours because most of the things reflect light. Something is red, for it reflects most of the red light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesnt reflect any light, it is black.( ) 57. Air is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. Since the moment we were born, we have been surrounded by air. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. Wherever we are on the earth, we are surrounded by air. We live in air.( ) 58. No one knows who invented pencils or when it happened. A Swiss describe a pencil in a book in 1565. He said it was a piece of wood with lead(铅条) inside it. Pencil werent popular, and people continued to write with pens, They used bird feathers as pens. Then in 1795 someone started making pencils from graphite and they became very popular. Graphite is a kind of coal. ( ) 59. The zipper is a wonderful invention. How did people ever live without zippers? They are very common, so we forget that they are wonderful. They are very strong, but they open and close very easily. They come in many clours and sizes.( ) 60. The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. A person riding a bicycle uses little energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding, Bicycle are very popular around the world. People ride their bicycles for exercises and enjoyment. In some places, people use bicycles to get to work.A. Coffee is a kind of popular drink. B. Air is everywhere.C. The wonderful light and colours. D. A kind of tool to write withE. The bicycle is good for us in many ways. F. The zipper is small but very helpful.( B )Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, in 1942. He went to school in St Albans. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went on studying in Cambridge University. As he himself admits (承认)， he didnt work hard . He was a lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks. At the age of 20, he first noticed something was wrong with him. His mother was very worried and took him to see a doctor. He was sent to hospital for tests. He had an incurable ( 不可治愈的) illness. And the doctor said he would die before he was 23. At first , he became very sad and disappointed ( 失望的) After coming out of the hospital , he suddenly realized that life was beautiful . Later he married, found a job and had three children. He also went on with some of the most important scientific research.Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope . “Life is not fair, ” he once said , “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.( ) 61. As a university student, Stephen Hawking worked very hard.( ) 62. Stephen Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when he was 23.( ) 63. Hawking changed his life attitude (态度)after he had come out of the hospital.( ) 64. There were three people in Hawkings family.( ) 65. from the passage, we know that we shouldnt lose hope in our bad situation ( C )Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other products: they give him shade, and they help to prevent drought and floods. Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. Eager to make money from trees, he had cut them down in large numbers, only not to find that without them he has lost the best friends of his. And besides, he is usually to careless to plant and look after new trees, so the forests slowly disappear. This does not only mean that man will have few trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, the trees allow the rain to sink in and prevent the soil(土壤) from being washed away. But where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying the rich top-soil. With the top-soil gone, nothing remains but worthless desert(沙漠). Judge the following sentences true ( T ) or false ( F ) according to the passage .( )66. The most important service of trees to man is _A. to help him to make money B. to give him shade and coolness.C. to help him to prevent drought and floods( )67. In many places forests slowly disappear because_ A. many trees have been cut down B. man has not paid enough attention to planting trees. C. all of the above( )68. Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because_ A. trees break up oil B. there is too much rain falling on the ground C. There are no trees to keep the rain and protect the soil.( )69. The writer tries to let us know_A. the importance of trees to man B. the use of tree woodC. the way of planting trees.( )70.Why do people cut the trees down in large numbers ?A. Eager to make money from trees . B. To plant more young trees. C. To protect the soil .(D)Britain is an island country and the sea around gives it all kinds of weather. We never know what the weather will be like the following days. It can be sunny today and rainy tomorrow. So it is difficult to report the weather. The weather in England is warm, with the temperatures not much lower than 0in winter and not much higher than 32in summer. So it is a good place to visit. July is usually the warmest month. On the coast(海岸), February is usually the coldest month, but in land it is difficult to choose between January and February as the coldest month.In winter, the temperature can drop below zero. It is cold, wet, windy and it is sometimes snows between December and March. But temperature seldom(很少) get much below 0.In summer, it can be as hot as 32 but mostly the temperature only reaches 26. Usually, the high temperature in London from June to August is around 21 and the low around 12。Fill in blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.England has changeable weather, so its 71_ to report the weather. The weather in England is 72_ too hot 73_ too cold. In winter, temperature seldom get much below 0. In summer mostly temperature only reaches 26. 74_ or 75_ is usually the coldest month in land.( E )On Sunday , April 22, people all over the world take time out to appreciate (珍惜) the earth(地球) that we all share . Its Earth Day , a special day to learn about our planet ( 星球)and how to take care of it .On Earth Day, some people listen to speeches about the environment . Others help clean up their offices or save water and electricity at home . The idea for Earth Day came from a U.S Senator (参议员) , who was worried about pollution and the health of plants and animals . And the idea quickly caught on (流行起来) . In 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated. More than 20 million people in cities all over the U.S . took part . Since then, Earth Day has been used to educate people about their role in taking ca